Originally Posted by
JKSees
I'm a new hire FO, just out of IOE and starting my reserve. I can speak for guys from my class because I just had this conversation with a bunch of them. They want to fly, they don't care where its out of and what airplane it is, but they want to fly and build hours. If things grind to a halt and we are stuck at the bottom of a pile sitting reserve forever I know plenty of guys that are going to split. There are bonuses everywhere. Horizon knocked on my door the other day with a fruit basket and bottle of wine. I know they were probably just trying to get into my pants, but at least they are willing to pay attention to me. If being stuck at the bottom of a pile not flying AND making minimum wage is the way it is around here, I'll take my type rating and split thank you. There is plenty of airlines out there that will love me for me! Sure I've put on a few pounds lately but still.....
To SKW people this post above is gold.
I know I'm going to sound like a broken record, but there are newhires who finished IOE in April who are lineholders in May and June.
To put this into perspective this must have been someone who finished IOE THIS MONTH, hired in Feb and probably had 3-4-5 weeks off waiting for IOE. How's this make you feel working 90+ hours a month with 12 days off? The entitlement coming through the 175 pipeline is off the charts.
I think the company should start requiring a training agreement. We should be able to trade this for our normal .5% right???